HDR1012000130040126961500Livestock Slaughter HDR2012000130040126961500Livestk. Slaug. Narr. & Tables Released January 26, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Livestock Slaughter" call Linda Simpson at (202) 720-3578, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Estimates refer to December 1995. The index for this report is located on page 24. Red Meat Production Drops Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.55 billion pounds during December. This production was 5 percent below last year. December 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. December 1994 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Beef production totaled 1.99 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the previous year. Head kill totaled 2.81 million, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight at 1,193 pounds was up 4 pounds from last year. Veal production totaled 26.0 million pounds, unchanged from a year earlier. Calf slaughter totaled 128,700, up 4 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight was down 15 pounds to 354 pounds. Pork production, at 1.51 billion pounds was down 8 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8.06 million head, 8 percent below December 1994. The average live weight was down 3 pounds to 257 pounds. Lamb and mutton production, at 23.0 million pounds, was down 11 percent from December 1994. Slaughter totaled 370,800 head, down 13 percent from a year earlier. The average live weight increased 3 pounds to 126 pounds. January-December red meat production was 43.4 billion pounds up 2 percent from the comparable period a year ago. Accumulated beef production was up 3 percent, veal was up 8 percent, pork was up 1 percent, but lamb and mutton was down 7 percent. Mt An 1-2 (1-96) Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 95 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Dec : Nov : : : 95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef :2,020 2,089 1,990 98 95 24,278 25,036 103 Veal : 26 27 26 100 99 283 307 108 Pork :1,642 1,609 1,506 92 94 17,659 17,810 101 Lamb & Mutton : 26 23 23 89 99 306 284 93 : Total Red Meat :3,715 3,747 3,545 95 95 42,526 43,437 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Federally Inspected Red Meat Production: United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 95 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : Dec : Nov : Dec :--------------------------------------- Class : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Dec : Nov : : :95 as % : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Million Pounds -- Percent Million Pounds Percent : Beef : 1,984 2,050 1,951 98 95 23,875 24,615 103 Veal : 26 25 25 98 100 276 298 108 Pork : 1,603 1,580 1,477 92 93 17,293 17,467 101 Lamb & Mutton : 25 23 22 88 99 297 275 93 : Total Red Meat : 3,638 3,678 3,476 96 94 41,741 42,656 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on packers' dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. Livestock Slaughter: Number and Average Weights, United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Dec 95 % of : Jan - Dec 2/ : : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------------------------------- Species :Unit: 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Dec : Nov : : : 95 % : : : : : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 :of 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : Cattle No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 2,805.7*2,897.3 2,740.9 98 95 33,482.5 34,735.2 104 Other :Thou: 65.1 70.2 70.0 107 100 713.9 747.3 105 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 2,870.8*2,967.5 2,810.9 98 95 34,196.5 35,482.5 104 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 1,193 1,192 1,197 100 100 1,193 1,187 99 Other :Lbs : 1,020 1,010 1,018 100 101 1,026 1,023 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 1,189 1,188 1,193 100 100 1,189 1,184 100 : : Calves No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 121.3 124.7 125.2 103 100 1,236.8 1,393.0 113 Other :Thou: 2.3 4.4 3.6 155 82 31.2 37.5 120 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 123.6 129.0 128.7 104 100 1,268.0 1,430.5 113 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 367 353 354 96 100 383 371 96 Other :Lbs : 391 427 418 107 98 408 417 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 369 356 354 96 100 383 372 97 : : Hogs No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 8,546.8 8,423.9 7,881.0 92 94 93,435.3 94,202.5 101 Other :Thou: 239.3 171.3 178.1 74 104 2,261.1 2,125.2 94 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 8,786.1 8,595.2 8,059.1 92 94 95,696.4 96,327.6 101 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 260 259 258 99 99 256 257 100 Other :Lbs : 236 235 232 99 99 230 229 100 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 260 258 257 99 100 255 256 100 : : Sheep&Lambs : : No. : : Fed. Insp. :Thou: 411.1 364.3 358.1 87 98 4,755.8 4,388.0 92 Other :Thou: 14.5 13.5 12.8 88 94 182.5 174.1 95 Comm'l. 3/ :Thou: 425.6 377.9 370.8 87 98 4,938.2 4,562.1 92 : : Live Wt/Hd : : Fed. Insp. :Lbs : 125 125 127 101 101 126 127 100 Other :Lbs : 95 94 98 103 104 95 97 102 Comm'l. 3/ :Lbs : 123 124 126 102 101 125 125 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Excludes slaughter on farms. 2/ Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Totals may not equal sum of the parts due to rounding. Commercial Red Meat Production: By State and United States 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Dec 95 as % of State : Dec : Nov : Dec :----------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : Dec 1994 : Nov 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Pounds ------------ --- Percent --- : AL : 3,575 3,534 3,207 90 91 AZ : 21,149 25,725 24,269 115 94 AR : 7,158 6,513 6,471 90 99 CA : 87,759 89,963 85,894 98 95 CO : 169,745 164,140 162,901 96 99 DE-MD : 7,485 6,909 7,003 94 101 FL : 3,882 3,934 4,931 127 125 GA : 38,769 41,994 37,145 96 88 HI : 1,168 1,324 1,333 114 101 ID : 42,509 43,984 43,062 101 98 IL : 235,403 233,674 210,723 90 90 IN : 61,119 71,103 70,821 116 100 IA : 648,590 590,989 549,715 85 93 KS : 436,284 417,487 415,221 95 99 KY : 57,494 56,748 48,266 84 85 LA : 2,385 2,431 2,133 89 88 MI : 93,677 97,973 93,586 100 96 MN : 183,865 189,732 170,351 93 90 MS : 26,176 29,476 22,403 86 76 MO : 51,057 60,741 57,712 113 95 MT : 1,685 1,480 1,398 83 94 NE : 487,781 519,084 501,061 103 97 NV : 111 105 89 80 85 N ENG 2/ : 3,729 3,403 3,156 85 93 NJ : 3,262 3,098 3,123 96 101 NM : 1,695 1,940 1,580 93 81 NY : 9,483 8,750 8,967 95 102 NC : 121,676 149,626 142,564 117 95 ND : 10,505 *12,169 10,456 100 86 OH : 33,420 30,071 28,605 86 95 OK : 5,430 4,429 4,657 86 105 OR : 3,046 3,528 3,120 102 88 PA : 97,946 100,555 95,495 97 95 SC : 16,557 14,061 14,056 85 100 SD : 120,061 117,361 107,402 89 92 TN : 20,729 17,131 17,393 84 102 TX : 341,519 362,966 339,361 99 93 UT : 38,015 33,923 32,393 85 95 VA : 75,573 79,661 71,712 95 90 WA : 54,321 54,306 54,681 101 101 WV : 2,294 2,441 1,979 86 81 WI : 86,447 88,132 84,286 98 96 WY : 485 524 520 107 99 : US : 3,715,021 *3,747,116 3,545,198 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Includes total beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. Commercial Cattle Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1994 and 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds ---- : AL : .9 1.0 757 765 823 768 AZ : 30.7 35.0 35,378 38,888 1,151 1,110 AR : 2.7 3.1 2,427 2,745 901 891 CA : 82.5 80.9 102,002 99,402 1,236 1,229 CO : 215.5 205.9 261,263 253,684 1,212 1,232 DE-MD : 3.2 3.0 3,895 3,693 1,202 1,216 FL : GA : HI : 1.0 1.3 949 1,253 991 986 ID : IL : IN : 6.9 6.4 7,029 6,470 1,020 1,017 IA : 146.3 143.0 179,614 171,694 1,227 1,200 KS : 565.0 536.0 683,205 650,277 1,209 1,213 KY : 5.8 5.7 5,834 5,596 1,004 983 LA : 2.1 2.0 1,794 1,582 849 794 MI : MN : 92.2 92.1 116,209 114,140 1,261 1,239 MS : MO : 15.6 18.9 16,488 20,501 1,059 1,084 MT : 1.9 1.6 2,161 1,929 1,156 1,175 NE : 538.9 544.9 665,964 671,879 1,236 1,233 NV : .1 .1 120 102 1,142 1,049 N ENG 2/ : 3.5 3.1 3,535 3,372 1,023 1,091 NJ : 1.7 1.7 1,972 1,990 1,139 1,159 NM : 3.3 2.7 2,958 2,484 909 937 NY : 6.3 6.6 6,559 6,810 1,040 1,038 NC : 13.5 14.3 13,923 14,296 1,029 999 ND : OH : 12.1 9.8 13,500 11,009 1,113 1,129 OK : 4.1 4.3 4,090 4,132 997 959 OR : 1.8 1.4 2,232 1,917 1,214 1,326 PA : 83.7 80.3 103,581 98,020 1,238 1,221 SC : SD : 22.7 21.8 24,717 26,682 1,087 1,225 TN : TX : 493.1 488.7 540,126 541,121 1,095 1,107 UT : VA : 2.7 2.2 2,311 2,124 848 982 WA : 72.3 73.9 89,503 90,202 1,238 1,221 WV : 1.9 1.8 1,784 1,654 916 914 WI : 121.8 121.1 148,545 147,042 1,219 1,214 WY : .5 .7 594 746 1,096 1,091 : US 3/ : 2,870.8 2,810.9 3,413,066 3,353,523 1,189 1,193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Calf Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1994 and 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : 13.9 17.4 4,886 6,356 352 365 CO : DE-MD : .7 1.8 317 759 442 432 FL : GA : HI : ID : IL : 9.4 9.7 3,853 4,040 411 416 IN : IA : KS : KY : LA : 1.8 2.2 967 994 525 451 MI : 7.1 7.8 1,636 1,793 231 228 MN : MS : MO : .2 .2 68 81 395 398 MT : NE : NV : N ENG 2/ : 6.5 5.5 1,761 1,199 270 217 NJ : 3.1 3.0 1,308 1,279 418 433 NM : NY : 21.3 22.3 8,016 7,770 377 349 NC : ND : OH : 5.7 4.5 2,926 2,185 511 481 OK : .1 .1 62 56 433 406 OR : PA : 12.8 13.1 5,060 5,404 397 412 SC : SD : TN : TX : 4.8 1.5 1,065 773 224 515 UT : VA : WA : 3.0 3.0 1,395 1,136 461 379 WV : WI : 15.2 13.8 6,040 5,620 397 408 WY : : US 3/ : 123.6 128.7 45,615 45,606 369 354 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Hog Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1994 and 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- --- Pounds --- : AL : 11.8 10.1 4,852 4,266 412 424 AZ : 1.0 .9 254 201 243 227 AR : 23.5 19.0 9,232 8,051 393 423 CA : 176.8 169.7 40,439 37,035 229 218 CO : 4.8 4.1 1,194 1,027 247 254 DE-MD : 29.0 24.8 6,861 5,926 237 239 FL : 9.9 17.7 2,142 3,945 215 223 GA : HI : 4.4 4.3 849 864 192 200 ID : IL : 844.0 763.1 224,096 199,880 266 262 IN : 301.4 354.8 74,721 88,609 248 250 IA : 2,808.4 2,342.0 743,155 607,063 265 259 KS : KY : 292.3 238.2 74,614 61,097 255 257 LA : 6.4 5.8 1,308 1,121 204 195 MI : MN : 662.0 587.1 164,781 146,955 249 250 MS : MO : MT : 3.0 2.0 736 489 247 241 NE : 496.9 520.8 121,379 131,114 244 252 NV : .2 .2 51 34 248 197 N ENG 2/ : 4.6 3.9 1,151 916 251 233 NJ : NM : .2 .2 51 55 214 223 NY : 8.9 7.5 2,071 1,404 234 187 NC : 633.3 741.1 159,965 187,250 253 253 ND : 9.3 6.8 2,201 1,605 236 236 OH : 131.0 116.7 33,431 29,950 255 257 OK : 15.6 11.5 6,066 4,546 390 394 OR : 10.9 12.3 2,691 3,022 248 246 PA : 217.0 211.9 55,287 53,811 255 254 SC : SD : 567.7 489.9 149,306 127,831 263 261 TN : TX : 34.7 31.7 12,701 10,533 366 332 UT : VA : 392.1 369.8 99,591 93,822 254 254 WA : WV : 2.1 1.6 729 561 350 355 WI : 30.8 24.7 11,912 9,791 387 396 WY : .7 .4 172 100 255 273 : US 3/ : 8,786.1 8,059.1 2,280,851 2,073,790 260 257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1994 and 1995 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Slaughtered : Total Live Weight : Average Live Weight State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head -- -- 1,000 Pounds -- --- Pounds --- : AL : AZ : AR : CA : CO : 142.6 130.1 18,384 16,483 129 127 DE-MD : FL : GA : HI : ID : .4 .4 44 45 107 111 IL : IN : IA : KS : .2 .1 20 14 123 112 KY : .8 .7 92 82 120 119 LA : .2 .2 15 17 73 84 MI : MN : MS : MO : MT : .4 .3 45 29 111 115 NE : .1 .1 8 15 97 122 NV : N ENG 2/ : 3.1 2.5 309 254 99 101 NJ : 13.9 12.0 1,274 1,091 92 91 NM : 3.8 3.0 405 368 108 121 NY : 4.7 3.6 515 354 109 98 NC : .2 .2 18 17 84 86 ND : .1 .1 11 11 120 120 OH : 1.0 .9 106 106 105 113 OK : .1 .1 14 14 123 120 OR : .5 .4 55 45 117 117 PA : 6.4 5.0 650 439 101 88 SC : SD : 19.8 19.5 2,494 2,634 126 135 TN : TX : UT : 4.7 3.2 539 343 114 109 VA : 2.2 1.8 236 197 109 110 WA : WV : WI : .8 .6 87 67 116 110 WY : .2 .2 23 21 116 134 : US 3/ : 425.6 370.8 52,523 46,557 123 126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other Commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Classification of Livestock Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection: United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ : : : :Jan - Dec 1/ Item : Dec : Nov : Dec :-------------: Dec : Nov : Dec :------------- :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 :1994 :1995 :1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---------- 1,000 Head --------- ------ Percent of Total ------ : Class 2/ : Cattle : Steers :1,419 1,364 1,372 17,651 17,887 50.6 47.1 50.1 52.7 51.5 Heifers : 770 859 771 9,389 10,175 27.5 29.7 28.1 28.0 29.3 Dairy Cows : 265 262 248 2,858 2,841 9.5 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.2 Other Cows : 302 356 303 2,955 3,168 10.8 12.3 11.0 8.8 9.1 Bulls & Stags : 49 57 47 629 664 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.9 : Total 1/ :2,806 2,897 2,741 33,483 34,735 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Hogs : Barrows & Gilts:8,087 8,050 7,533 88,615 89,662 94.6 95.6 95.6 94.8 95.2 Sows : 380 306 288 3,917 3,676 4.4 3.6 3.7 4.2 3.9 Stags & Boars : 80 67 60 904 864 .9 .8 .8 1.0 .9 : Total 1/ :8,547 8,424 7,881 93,435 94,202 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Sheep : Mature Sheep : 27 24 22 292 274 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.2 Lambs & Yrlings: 384 341 336 4,463 4,114 93.5 93.5 93.7 93.9 93.8 : Total 1/ : 411 364 358 4,756 4,388 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 : Average Dressed : Weight 3/ : : -------- Pounds -------- : Cattle 4/ : 711 711 715 717 712 Steers 4/ : 781 785 784 776 769 Heifers 4/ : 710 718 721 707 706 All Cows 4/ : 527 524 528 536 535 Bulls & Stags4/: 843 843 840 854 858 : Calves & Vealers: 217 208 208 227 218 : Hogs : 188 188 188 185 186 Barrow Gilts 5/: 182 184 183 180 181 Sows 5/ : 294 291 294 294 292 Stags & Boars5/: 229 221 226 219 221 : Sheep : 62 62 63 63 63 Mature Sheep6/ : 57 57 57 57 58 Lamb & Yrlngs6/: 62 63 63 63 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total and percentages based on unrounded data. 2/ Species totals and classification reported by meat inspectors, Inspection Operations, FSIS. 3/ Based on packer reports. 4/ Included in cattle average dressed weight. 5/ Included in hog average dressed weight. 6/ Included in sheep average dressed weight. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, December 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 2.6 .4 .3 1.6 .3 3/ 2 : 7.9 1.4 .5 5.1 .3 .6 30.7 3 : 83.8 34.2 6.7 30.9 10.2 1.8 3/ 4 : 64.5 1.8 2.8 22.0 31.8 6.1 22.3 5 : 330.6 133.9 53.0 95.7 39.1 8.9 3/ 6 : 489.5 269.6 131.9 10.3 66.7 11.0 3/ 7 :1,231.8 680.6 444.8 26.6 71.2 8.5 47.5 8 : 281.1 128.8 89.9 5.5 52.5 4.4 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 249.1 121.1 41.1 50.0 31.0 5.9 24.7 : US 2/ :2,740.9 1,371.9 771.0 247.7 302.7 47.5 125.2 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 2.3 1.0 1.3 2 : 6/ 15.2 3.4 11.8 3 : 625.8 614.2 11.5 .1 5/ 4 :1,279.2 1,200.6 77.1 1.5 5/ 5 : 6/ 56.3 6.7 49.6 6 :2,152.3 2,023.4 107.6 21.3 5/ 7 : 6/ 73.3 6.7 66.6 8 :3,633.7 3,505.9 90.9 36.9 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 190.0 189.2 .7 .1 211.0 4.6 206.4 : US 2/ :7,881.0 7,533.3 287.8 59.9 358.1 22.4 335.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Regions 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By Region and United States, January - December 1995 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard : Cattle : Calves Federal :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total 1/ : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 28.4 3.8 2.5 18.8 .5 2.7 3/ 2 : 87.4 15.0 4.8 57.2 1.6 8.7 340.5 3 : 1,066.6 495.3 86.2 358.6 99.0 27.5 3/ 4 : 783.2 22.8 39.4 251.4 377.6 92.0 216.3 5 : 4,079.7 1,852.0 659.8 1,021.1 410.0 136.7 3/ 6 : 6,464.0 3,504.2 1,879.6 131.5 804.9 143.7 3/ 7 :15,700.5 8,775.3 5,818.4 313.0 666.4 127.4 590.3 8 : 3,477.8 1,676.0 1,178.6 73.4 502.8 47.0 .1 9 : 4/ 3/ 10 : 3,047.7 1,542.7 505.2 616.2 305.1 78.5 245.8 : US :34,735.2 17,887.1 10,174.6 2,841.3 3,168.0 664.2 1,393.0 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Hogs : Sheep :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Barrows : :Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 1 : 6/ 28.8 11.4 17.4 2 : 6/ 189.7 47.7 142.0 3 : 7,356.7 7,209.8 136.1 10.8 5/ 4 :14,498.1 13,639.1 843.4 15.6 5/ 5 : 6/ 689.0 76.1 612.9 6 :24,659.5 22,959.1 1,344.2 356.2 5/ 7 : 6/ 812.7 83.4 729.3 8 :45,474.2 43,657.0 1,336.5 480.7 5/ 9 : 6/ 5/ 10 : 2,214.0 2,197.3 15.9 .8 2,667.8 55.6 2,612.2 : US :94,202.5 89,662.2 3,676.1 864.1 4,388.0 274.2 4,113.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 1/ States included in regions are as follows: 1- CT, ME, NH, VT, MA, & RI; 2- NY & NJ; 3- DE-MD, PA, WV, & VA; 4- AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN; 5- IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI; 6- AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX; 7- IA, KS, MO, & NE; 8- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY; 9- AZ, CA, HI & NV; 10- ID, OR, & WA. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Region 1-2, 3-4, 5-7 and 9-10 combined for calves to avoid disclosing individual operations. 4/ Regions 9-10 combined for cattle to avoid disclosing individual operations. 5/ Regions 3-5, 6-7 and 8-10 combined for sheep to avoid disclosing individual operations. 6/ Regions 1-3, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 combined for hogs to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cattle : Calves :-------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : : : Dairy : Other : Bulls & : Total : 2/ : Steers : Heifers : Cows : Cows : Stags : 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : AL : AZ : 34.6 33.2 1.3 AR : 2.4 .5 .2 .1 1.5 .1 CA : 80.4 24.0 3.8 37.8 12.1 2.8 17.3 CO : 205.2 107.3 72.2 .6 24.9 .1 DE-MD : 3.0 2.3 .4 .2 .1 1.8 FL : GA : HI : 1.3 .3 .2 .2 .6 ID : IL : 9.6 IN : IA : 140.9 64.4 47.9 21.3 4.2 3.2 KS : 532.7 347.3 183.3 .2 1.7 .3 KY : 3.9 .8 2.4 .3 .3 .1 LA : MI : 7.8 MN : 87.1 28.1 16.5 19.0 20.2 3.3 MS : MO : 15.6 1.4 .9 2.3 10.3 .8 MT : .9 .3 .2 .3 .1 NE : 542.6 267.5 212.8 2.9 55.1 4.3 NV : .1 .1 N ENG : 2.6 .4 .3 1.6 .3 5.5 NJ : 1.7 .6 .1 .6 .1 .2 NM : 2.4 .4 .2 .9 .8 .1 NY : 6.2 .8 .4 4.4 .2 .4 22.2 NC : 13.2 .3 .1 6.8 3.9 2.1 ND : OH : 3.4 .3 .3 1.8 .5 .5 4.4 OK : 1.0 .1 .2 .5 .1 OR : 1.1 .7 .2 .1 .1 .1 PA : 79.9 31.7 6.2 30.5 9.9 1.7 13.1 SC : SD : 19.7 .1 .1 1.3 16.5 1.8 TN : TX : 483.5 268.7 131.5 9.0 63.7 10.6 1.0 UT : VA : WA : 73.8 36.0 24.9 5.3 7.1 .5 3.0 WV : .1 .1 WI : 116.3 38.1 5.1 57.6 11.9 3.5 13.7 WY : : US 3/ : 2,740.9 1,371.9 771.0 247.7 302.7 47.5 125.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: By State and United States, December 1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hogs : Sheep :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Total : Barrows : : Stags & : Total : Mature : Lambs & : 2/ : & Gilts : Sows : Boars : 2/ : Sheep :Yearlings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Head : AL : 8.1 .1 6.5 1.5 AZ : AR : 18.4 7.6 10.7 CA : 161.7 161.5 .2 CO : 3.4 3.2 .2 130.0 .1 129.9 DE-MD : 24.7 24.4 .2 .1 FL : GA : HI : 4.3 4.2 .1 ID : .2 .2 IL : 728.9 661.0 49.8 18.1 IN : 350.0 349.7 .1 .2 IA : 2,338.9 2,260.0 42.0 36.9 KS : KY : 236.4 228.3 8.0 .7 .5 .2 LA : MI : MN : 582.2 582.2 MS : MO : MT : 1.5 1.5 .1 .1 NE : 518.8 518.6 .1 NV : .2 .2 N ENG : 3.3 3.2 2.3 1.0 1.3 NJ : 11.6 2.7 9.0 NM : 2.6 2.0 .6 NY : 7.1 7.0 .1 3.6 .8 2.8 NC : 718.9 711.0 7.8 ND : 6.2 6.1 .1 OH : 104.6 94.2 10.4 .2 .2 OK : 9.4 4.1 5.2 OR : 12.1 11.8 .3 .1 .2 .2 PA : 211.5 210.2 1.2 4.9 .8 4.1 SC : SD : 488.0 446.6 41.4 19.3 19.3 TN : TX : 13.9 6.0 7.7 .1 UT : 2.8 2.5 .3 VA : 368.0 358.3 9.7 1.7 .2 1.5 WA : WV : WI : 19.0 .5 18.5 .1 WY : : US 3/ : 7,881.0 7,533.3 287.8 59.9 358.1 22.4 335.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Accumulated totals based on unrounded data. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ States with no data printed are still included in the US total. Data not printed to avoid disclosing individual operations. Federally Inspected Slaughter: Percent of Total Commercial Slaughter by Species, United States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : Jan - Dec Species : Dec : Nov : Dec :---------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : Cattle : 97.7 97.6 97.5 97.9 97.9 Calves : 98.1 96.6 97.2 97.5 97.4 Hogs : 97.3 98.0 97.8 97.6 97.8 Sheep : 96.6 96.4 96.6 96.3 96.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Livestock Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for the commercial livestock slaughter estimates are obtained from the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report (LS-149) questionnaires completed by inspectors from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA, which provide actual counts of animals slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. These counts are combined with data from State-administered Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) slaughter plants to derive total commercial slaughter estimates. Over 95 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The LS-149 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as head kill after condemnation and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 1,200 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection and 3,000 plants under State inspection. Slaughter from State-inspected Talmedge-Aiken plants is included in FI totals (see Types of Plants, page 22). To prevent duplication in reporting between NFI and FI plants and assure all FI plants are included, certificates prepared by FSIS identifying operating status are constantly monitored. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data and are less than one-half of 1 percent. Revisions for the previous month and the year-to-date totals are noted in each monthly release by an (*) or a footnote. Final data are published in the annual summary. Procedures and Reliability: Individual inspectors may be contacted by telephone if the Weekly Livestock Slaughter Report questionnaire is not received by NASS in time for summarization. This assures that all plants slaughtering a large number of head or several species are accounted for each week. All head kill data are tabulated on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the kill week. A computer edit compares each plant's data with the historical data for that plant. The edit provides a missing reports listing for follow-up telephone contact and imputes missing weight data. In addition, data are checked for unusual values for species, class, head kill, and pattern of kill generally, based on each plant's past operating profile. Usually, if no form is received by mail, data for plants slaughtering fewer than 50 total head weekly of only one species are imputed. Imputation of live and dressed weight data may also be necessary on partially completed forms for any plant. The imputation is also based on the data history of each respective plant and represents the recent operating characteristics until final data are tabulated. Imputed head kill for missing plants usually is less than 1 percent of the U.S. head kill totals. Imputation for live and dressed weight data for cattle is about 15 percent and for hogs about 10 percent. The imputation for calves and sheep is more frequent and variable. Head kill for FI slaughter before condemnation is for the actual days of the survey month, while head kill after condemnation and live and dressed weight data are for full weeks only. Average live and dressed weight and dressing percentages by State are compared with the previous week as an additional check. Fluctuations are frequently the result of plants permanently or temporarily closing and a shift in the kind of animal reported. FI data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release, while NFI data are summarized monthly only. These weekly totals are published by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in Livestock, Meat, Wool Market News, Weekly Summary, and Statistics. Livestock slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants, and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications and mistakes in reporting, recording and processing the data. These errors are minimized through rigid quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total commercial slaughter for a species. These data are included in U.S. totals. A review of the reported data is made annually. Types of Plants There are generally four types of slaughtering plants. (1) Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Any State whose commercial plants operate entirely under federal inspection may still have custom-exempt establishments for which NFI estimates are made. (2) Talmedge-Aiken (TA) Plants: Slaughter plants in which USDA is responsible for inspection. However, federal inspection is carried out by State employees. These plants are considered to be federally inspected. (3) Non-Federally Inspected (NFI) Plants: Plants which sell and transport only intrastate. State inspectors assure compliance with individual State standards for these NFI plants. Mobile slaughtering units are excluded and are considered farm slaughter. (4) Custom-Exempt Plants: Plants that do not sell meat but operate on a custom basis only are custom-exempt. The animals and meat are not inspected, but the facilities must meet health standards. These are considered NFI plants and head kill is included in NFI totals. Terms and Definitions Commercial Production: Includes slaughter and meat production in federally inspected and other plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Dressed Weight: The weight of a chilled animal carcass. Beef with kidney knob in; veal with hide off; lamb and mutton with pluck out; pork with leaf fat and kidneys out, jowls on and head off. Dressing Percent: Is usually expressed as a percentage yield of chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live animal on hoof. For example, a live hog that weighed 200 pounds on hoof and yielded a carcass weighing 140 pounds would have a dressing percentage of 70. Food and Meat Inspection: Includes examination, checking, or testing of a carcass and/or meat against established government standards and involves checking the facility for cleanliness, health of animals, or parts of animals and quality of the meat produced. Live Weight: The gross weight of a live animal when received at the slaughter plant. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where animals are killed and butchered. Red Meat: Red meat production is the carcass weight after slaughter including beef, veal, pork, and lamb and mutton. It is derived using the number of head times average dressed weight for FI and NFI separately. FI head kill must be adjusted for condemnations using the factor derived from the FSIS inspection reports. The FI meat production formula is (FI head kill) X (1 - condemnation factor) X (average dressed weight) = FI red meat production. The condemnation factor is the number of animals condemned as a percentage of the total kill. It has been fairly stable for the last ten years; running about 1.547 head per 100 head for calves, .359 per 100 for cattle, .336 per 100 for hogs and .500 per 100 for sheep. The NFI meat production formula is (NFI head kill) X (live weight) X (FI dressing percentage) = NFI red meat production. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of animals primarily for food. Slaughter, Farm: Animals slaughtered on farms primarily for home consumption. Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments, but includes mobile slaughtering on farms. These estimates appear only in the annual slaughter release. Wholesome Meat Act: Legislation that specifies that all meat produced for sale in the U.S. must be inspected; and further, meat that is transported interstate must be inspected in compliance with federal (USDA) standards. Index Page Commercial Calf Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 6 Commercial Cattle Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 5 Commercial Hog Slaughter, Number, Total and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ......................................... 7 Commercial Red Meat Production, by State and U.S. ....................... 4 Commercial Sheep and Lamb Slaughter, Number, Total, and Average Live weight, by State and U.S. ............................. 8 Data Sources, Revision Policy, and Procedures and Reliability ........... 21 Federally Inspected Classification of Number and Average Dressed Weight, by Species and Class and U.S. .................. 9 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by Regions and U.S. ....................................................... 10 Federally Inspected Number by Species and Class, by State and U.S. ......................................................... 12 Federally Inspected Percent of Total Commercial, by Species, U.S. .......................................................... 14 Livestock Slaughter, Number and Average Weights, by Species and Type of Slaughter, U.S. ................................. 3 Red Meat Production, Commercial and FI, by Kind, U.S. ................... 2 Terms and Definitions ................................................... 23 Types of Plants ......................................................... 22 The next "Livestock Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 23, 1996. 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